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ACME Brick Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — MALVERN, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ACME Brick Company in MALVERN, ARKANSAS
Employer ACME Brick Company Report ID 2022097973
Address 22436 Highway 67 North City, State ZIP MALVERN, ARKANSAS 72104
Event Date September 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 327120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.36000, -92.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the grinding department at a brick making plant, where the temperature was in the low 80s. The employee's hands and legs started to cramp due to suspected dehydration; he was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2022, a worker at ACME Brick Company in MALVERN, ARKANSAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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